Genesee Community College
     Course Syllabus

    Keshequa Central School

      Course ID:   HIS204   Course Section: Period 4

      Title:   U.S. History 2: 1865 - Present

      Term:   Spring 2007

      Instructor Name: Mr. Cook

      Contact Info: Phone# 468-2541 ext 2044 email: tcook@keshequa.org

      Catalog   Surveys United States history from Reconstruction to the present. Focuses on the role of the
      Description:   United States among the community of nations and on the ideas and events that have
      shaped the development of our culture, government and institutions since 1865. Examines
      the following themes: Reconstruction, industrialization and its effects on American society,
      immigration and urbanization, progressivism, World War I, social and cultural changes of
      the Twenties, the Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II, postwar affluence and
      social change, the Cold War and its end, the civil rights movement, Watergate, the Reagan
      Revolution, and the war on terrorism. Introduces techniques of historical research and
      critical writing about the modern history of the United States.

                    Course


    Description:
    This is a college level course offered by the Social Studies Department. It also serves as a preparation for the New York State Regents given in June.

      Objectives:   At the conclusion of the semester, students will be able to:
     
      1.Students will demonstrate knowledge of a basic narrative of modern American history by
      answering on a test a set of essay questions on American politics, public policy, and society
      after the Civil War, covering such topics as foreign and domestic policy, elections, radical
      protests, wealth and poverty, corporations, the mass media, labor, and America's impact on
      the world.*
     
      2.Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the common institutions in modern American
      society and how they have affected different groups by writing a 2-4 page paper comparing
      and contrasting how the institutional structures/nature of American society in that
      period/issue of modern American history affected at least two groups within society or the
      world community (critical thinking), based upon library research involving a minimum of


    three sources utilizing online full-text databases(information management).* (see class requirements for required paper question)

     
      3.Students will demonstrate an understanding of America's evolving relationship with the
      rest of the world by answering a set of essay questions on American politics, public policy,
      and society in the post-Civil war era, covering such topics as foreign and domestic policy,
      wealth and poverty, corporations, and the mass media, within the context of America's
      impact upon the world.*
     
      4.Compare and contrast in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities
      the presidential plans for Reconstruction with the congressional plans for Reconstruction.
     
      5.Identify in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least
      three of the patterns of settlement and development of the western frontier and the
      significance of the frontier on the development of the United States.
     
      6.Evaluate through extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at
      least five of the reasons for the rapid industrial development of the United States in the 19th
      century.
     
      7.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the impact of
      progressivism on the local, state and national levels.
     
      8.Assess through extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least
      three of the objectives of American foreign policy prior to World War I.
     
      9.Analyze in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least
      three of the patterns and processes of immigration and urbanization in late 19th century
      America.
       
      10.Evaluate through extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion the
      impact of the growth of manufacturing and the railroads on national development.
     
      11.Analyze in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least
      three factors that drew the United States into World War I.
     
      12.Identify in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least
      five of the causes of the Great Crash of 1929 and why it set off the Great Depression.
     
      13.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities a minimum
      of three of the changes in the American way of life and American values in the 1920's
     
      14.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the
      economic, social and political significance of the New Deal
     
      15.Evaluate through writing assignments, examination questions and classroom activities
      America's efforts to stay out of World War II and the sequence of events that brought the
      U.S. into the war.
     
      16.Evaluate through extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at
      least three ways the American way of life and our role in the world community was impacted
      by World War II.
     
      17.Analyze at least four of the reasons for the development of the Cold War and the
      resulting domestic and diplomatic sense of danger from communism.
     
      18.Compare and contrast through extended writing, examination questions and classroom
      activities the phenomenal prosperity of the post World War II era with the fear and anxiety of
      the era.
     
      19.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the impact of
      the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's on the development of American society.
     
     
      20.Assess in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion the nature
      and significance of the conservative resurgence of the 1980's and the 1990's.
     
                                    21.Evaluate in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least
        three of the changes created by Watergate on the American political landscape.
     
      22.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the evolving
      role of the presidency from Andrew Johnson to the present.
     
      23.Demonstrate through map quizzes or examination questions an understanding of the
      role that geography plays on the on-going development of the United States.
     
      24.Demonstrate through extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the
        ability to analyze at least three current issues in American society in their historical context.
    :  
     
      25.Demonstrate through extended writing, examinations questions or classroom discussion
      the ability to read and interpret at least four primary sources in American history with
        reference to historical perspective and context.
     
      26.Demonstrate through extended writing, examinations questions or classroom discussion
      an understanding of history as an interpretive discipline with a diversity of viewpoints.
     
      *This course objective has been identified as a student learning outcome that must be
      :   formally assessed as part of the College's Comprehensive Assessment Plan. All faculty

      teaching this course must collect the required data (see Assessing Student Learning
      Outcomes form) and submit the required analysis and documentation at the conclusion of
      the semester to the Office of Assessment and Special Projects.
     

      Required
      Materials: Text, Organization materials (folders, notebooks)
     


    Required Text:
     
    The school will provide the following text: Kennedy, Cohen, Bailey, The Aemrican Pageant, 12th edition with supplemental sources from other sources.Students will also be utilizing the textbook website. The link and other helpful information will be posted in my docushare folder.
     
    Course

      Requirements:
     

    Each student will be required to:
     
    Complete two major examinations
    Complete ten quizzes
    Complete required text and supplemental reading assignments Maintain a minimum of a 70 average to remain in the college course.
     
    In addition, each student will be required to successfully complete a 2-4 page paper on the required paper question listed below. The paper will follow professional standards (MLA) while scoring a minimum of 65% on the research paper assessment rubric*.
     
     
    Required Paper Question:
     
    The rule of the ajority is an essential element of the American Political experience, yet the reality of American History demonstrates that ignoring the views of minority voices can create serious political ramifications. Students will select from a list of time periods or issues to be provided by the instructor and compare and contrast the views of the prevailing majority openion with ose of a least one dissenting perspective for that issue or time period.  
     

     

     
     
      Grading Criteria:
     
    Your course average will be based upon the following categories
     
    Classwork (such as assignments, activities, research paper,) 50 %
    Tests and Quizzes 50%
     
    Individual items in these categories may be weighed differently. For example, the research paper will be given higher weights in the class average than other work. Specific weights for each assignment will be given when it given.
     
    Students will be able to make up low classwork grades by redoing the work. Extra credits options and remediation for quiz grades may be made available at the discretion of the instructor. There is no remediation for tests.
     
    Policies:  
     
    Attendance – The district policy for attendance will be in effect. Students will have 5 school days to make up any quizzes or classwork they have missed. Students are responsible for all content covered in the class.
     
    Test dates will be noted in the class schedule issued at the beginning of each semester. Students are not able to make-up missed tests, unless a unique and unavoidable circumstance has occurred. The student must contact the instructor immediately to inform the instructor they will not be in attendance for the test. Decisions regarding a make-up will be made on a case-by-case basis and are done at the discretion of the instructor.
     
    All assignments are due at the beginning of the class assigned unless specifically indicated. Students have access to Internet resources at several locations. Assignments involving the use of the Internet will not be accepted late because of difficulties with personal Internet connections or problems with computer hardware.
     
    Students who are legally absent must turn in work at the beginning of the next class period, or will begin to receive penalties based upon the list below. Work not completed may receive the following penalties:
     
         2 points of if not completed at the beginning of the period
         5 points off per school day
       
    No work will be accepted or graded after the close of each ten-week marking period. Students who are absent for an extended period are required to contact the instructor to make arrangements for work.
     
    Students are encouraged to review all emergency procedures for building. Evacuation procedures will be reviewed the first day of class.

     
     
     
      Schedule  
      /Calendar:
     
        All readings are from Bailey, American Pageant unless specified.
        Common student outcomes for all weeks are 1,2,22,23, 25, and 26
     

    Dates Jan 26 - Feb 9
    Topic: America 1876  
    Student Outcomes Covered: 1,2
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 22
    Research Paper: Assignment of time period//issue
    Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material
     
    Dates Feb 12-16
    Topic: The West
    Student Outcomes Covered: 3
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 26
    Research Paper: General reading on time period/issue
    Quiz/Tests:
     
    Dates: Feb 26-Mar 2
    Topic: The Emergence of an Urban/Industrial America
    Student Outcomes Covered: 6,9,10
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 24,25
    Research Paper: Identification of “Majority opinion”
    Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material
     
    Dates: Mar 5-9
    Topic: Politics in the Late Nineteeth Century
    Student Outcomes Covered: 6,7
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 23
    Rearch Paper: Idenitfication of “Minority dissent”
    Quiz/Tests:
     
     
    Dates Mar 12-16
    Topic: Imperial America 1877-1914
    Student Outcomes Covered: 8
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 27, 28
    Research Paper: Data collection
    Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material
     
    Dates: Mar 19-22
    Topic: The Progressive Era
    Student Outcomes Covered: 7
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 29, 30
    Research Paper: Data Review by instructor
    Quiz/Tests:
     
    Date Mar 26-30
    Topic: World War I and American Society
    Student Outcomes Covered: 11
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 31
    Quiz/Tests: DBQ work on era
    Midterm Test Mar 30
     
    Date: April 2-5th
    Topic: The 1920’s
    Student Outcomes Covered: 13
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 32 & 33
    Quiz/Tests:

     

    Date: April 16 - 20
    Topic: The Great Depression and the New Deal
    Student Outcomes Covered: 12,14
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 34
    Research Paper: MLA review/ working bibliography in
    Quiz/Tests: Quiz on Material
     
    Date: April 23-27
    Topic: World War II
    Student Outcomes Covered: 15,16
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 35/36 Distance Learning Activity - British war room
    Research Paper: Work on first draft
    Quiz/Tests:
     
    Date April 30- May 4
    Topic: Onset of the Cold War
    Student Outcomes Covered: 17
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 37
    Research Paper – First Draft Due May 7th
    Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material
     
     
    Date: May 7-11
    Topic: Affluence and the Triumph of Liberalism
    Student Outcomes Covered: 18
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 38
    Quiz/Tests:
     
    Date: May 14-18
    Topic: The Turmoil of the the 1960’s
    Student Outcomes Covered: 19
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 39
    Quiz/Tests: Quiz on materials week 13-15
     
     
    Date: May 21-25
    Topic: Crisis of Confidence 1968-1980
    Student Outcomes Covered: 21
    Readings and Assignments:Ch 40
    Quiz/Tests:
     
     
    Date: 29-June 1
    Topic: Reagan and the Conservative Resurgence
    Student Outcomes Covered: 20
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 41
    Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material
    Final Paper Due June 1st
     
     
    Date: June 4-June 8th
    Topic: Foreign Policy After the Cold War:To 9/11 and Beyond
    Student Outcomes Covered: 3, 24
    Readings and Assignments: Ch 42
    Quiz/Tests:
     
     
    June 11th-15th
    Topic: Wrap UP: American in the 21st Century
    Student Outcomes Covered: 24
    Readings and Assignments: Reading/Internet Activity
    Quiz/Tests:
     
    REVIEW JUNE !8th
    Final Test June 19th
     

    I Impact of the American Civil War


     
      II Reconstruction, 1865-1876
     
      III The West
     
      IV The Emergence of an Urban/Industrial America
     
      V Politics in the Late Nineteenth Century
     
      VI Imperial America 1877-1914
     
      VII The Progressive Era
     
      VIII World War I and American Society
     
      IX The 1920's
     
      X The Great Depression and the New Deal
     
      XI World War II
     
      XII The Onset of the Cold War
     
      XIII Affluence and the Triumph of Liberalism
     
      XIV The Turmoil of the 1960's
     
      XV Crisis of Confidence 1968-1980
     
      XVI Reagan and the Conservative Resurgence
     
      XVII Foreign Policy After the Cold War
     
      XVIII America in the 21st Century
     
     

      Notes:

    PLAGIARISM / CHEATING: Plagiarism is the dual act of presenting and claiming the words, ideas, data, or
      creations of others as one’s own. Plagiarism may be intentional--as in a false claim of authorship--or
      unintentional--as in a failure to document information sources using MLA, APA, CBE, or other style sheets or
      manuals adopted by instructors in the College. Presenting ideas in the exact or nearly exact wording as found
      in primary or secondary sources constitutes plagiarism, as does patching together paraphrased statements
      without in-text citation. Each faculty member will determine appropriate responses to plagiarism. Disciplinary
      action resulting from confirmed instances of plagiarism and/or cheating may include receipt of a failing grade
      on an assignment or the course, removal of a student from a class, or expulsion of a student from the College.

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